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Molded brown glass bottle with plastic screw cap. Paper label held in place with clear tape. Label indicates the bottle contents are glycerin from the Richardson Drug Co, Concord, Massachusetts.
medicine bottles
glass (material)
plastic (organic material)
paper (fiber product)
Container, Medicine
Bottle, Medicine
Bottle, Medicine
"[symbol?]xvi" (Molded)
"GLYCERIN / U.S.P. / A medical quality glycerin for general use. / Keep the bottle tightly closed. / DISTRIBUTED BY NET CONTENTS [illegible number] FL. OZS. / RICHARDSON DRUG CO. / ARTHUR L. CARR, Reg. Pharm. / 41 Main Street / CONCORD, MASS. / Telephone 369-2608" (Printed label)
"C-16 / AHK / 10 / M / 73" (Molded)
Unknown
7 5/8 x 3 x 2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Isa Gropius
1984.1835
1953-1975 (Arthur Carr became a business partner in 1953)
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